Philharmonic season opens with violinist, well-loved music

3:12 PM,
Sep. 10, 2013

Written by

Katrina Raenell
kraenell@rgj.com

There is a common chord that runs through the movies "Black Swan" and "Cast Away," as well as in the performances "The Nutcracker Ballet" and "Romeo and Juliet" that builds drama or lifts the story to new heights.

It's the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Opening the Reno Philharmonic's six-part classical music series, Classix, which starts today and runs to April 6 is the Classix One: Tchaikovsky. The Russian composer's music will be performed by New York City violinist Jennifer Koh as a Violin Concerto in D and the Symphony No. 5 will be performed by the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra, ...